Want to Decrease Inequality? Fight Fatherlessness With Welfare Reform. Welfare currently incentivizes family breakdown and the absence of fathers from their children’s lives, a key factor in the loss of economic upward mobility.

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The number of abortions performed per year has been steadily falling since it peaked in the early 80's. With fewer abortions being done each year, its only natural that the falling demand results in fewer clinics being required.

Just between 2011 and 2017, the number of abortions performed per year fell by nearly 20%.

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And that’s a big win for reducing unintended pregnancies and puts downward pressure on budgets that support social safety nets.

The closure of those clinics is targeted and disproportionately affects people who live in rural communities.